Ramtek
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Ramtek रामटेक |
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Spire of the main shrine at Ram Temple, Ramtek.
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 Ramtek
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| Coordinates: 21°23′40″N 79°19′35″E / 21.39444°N 79.32639°ECoordinates: 21°23′40″N 79°19′35″E / 21.39444°N 79.32639°E | |
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 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nagpur |
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| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Ramtek Municipal Council (RMC) |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 22,518 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 441106 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-40 |
Ramtek (Marathi: रामटेक) is a City and municipal council in Nagpur district of the Maharashtra, India.
Ramtek has got Historic temple of lord Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile. Legend has it that the aashram of great Hindu sage Agastya was situated close to Ramtek. While the sages performed religious rites, the demons used to disrupt their activities and slayed a great number of holy men. Lord Rama was distressed to hear about this, and took a vow to relieve the world from the demons. 'Tek' means vow in local language, hence the word Ramtek comes from 'Vow of Ram'. Thus it is believed locally that whoever takes a vow at Ramtek is blessed by the gods for its fulfillment. The 'padukas' of Lord Ram are believed to have been worshipped here for centuries.
The present temple is believed to have been built by the King of Nagpur, Raghuji Bhonsale, after his victory over fort of Deogarh in Chindwara. The present temple is 400 years old.
This place is also famous for its relation with great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. It is believed that Kalidasa wrote Meghdootum in the hills of Ramtek. The Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narsimha Rao contested his election from Ramtek Constituency.
Ramtek is also known for ancient Jain temple with various ancient statues of Jain Tirthankara.The main idol of Shantinatha, the sixteenth Tirthankar has a legend associated with it.
King Raghuji Bhosale, along with his munim (accountant) came to Ramtek for construction of Ram Mandir. One day, the munim came late after arrival of king bhosale. King asked the reason he said "oh king i am jain, i am bounded by the rule that i can't eat food without worshipping jain idol, so i went 30 km away (present day kamptee jain mandir) for worship. This answer satisfied the king, king had ordered his troops to go and search jain temple nearby ramtek. Troops had come back in evening and answered the king, " oh king there is no jain temple in ramtek but some people worship an idol down the hills which may be a jain idol. Munim of king went to see that idol it was placed under the tree and that was jain idol of main daity SHANTINATH bhagwan. King has ordered to make a big jain temple at that site. Today the main idol of the temple is exactly at that site where it was found.
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